Author: Paige Haeffele

Providence Health Plan, the insurance division of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, appointed Laurel Soot, MD, chief medical officer. 

Here are three physicians who have taken on CEO roles in 2024:

U.S. News & World Report recently released its rankings of the top healthcare jobs in 2024, and no physician specialty made the top seven. 

California has added a requirement for businesses that previously held employees to now-unenforceable noncompete agreements.

Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth plans to leverage the company's stature as a retail pharmacy to develop its healthcare business, he said in a recent interview with CNBC. 

Here are five recent numbers that have left chief medical officers wary:

Healthcare is an evolving industry at the forefront of innovation, whether that be via technology, new surgical techniques or breakthrough therapies.

Kansas and South Dakota are the least expensive states for a standard visit to a physician, with the cost of basic office visits ranging from $82-$125, according to data from insurance company Sidecar Health's care calculator. 

Alaska is the most expensive state for a standard visit to a physician, with basic office visits costing from $112-$172, according to data from insurance company Sidecar Health's care calculator. 

Here are nine court cases involving physicians to know, as reported by Becker's since Dec. 4: